The meaning of IMPLODE is to burst inward. How to use implode in a sentence.

In place of wars of national liberation or counter-insurgency, violence both exploded and imploded, through both transnational and sub-national armed conflicts.

1. To collapse inward violently. 2. To undergo a catastrophic failure: His career imploded after he was caught lying on camera.

IMPLODE definition: to burst inward (explode ). See examples of implode used in a sentence.

Definition of implode verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When something implodes, it explodes inward — instead of outward. With extremely large buildings, it helps to implode them rather than explode them, because by falling inward they …

Implode means to collapse or burst inward violently. It is the opposite of explode and often describes structures or systems failing suddenly under external pressure or internal forces.